Westward Expansion in the United States Quiz

Who first used the term manifest destiny in 1845?

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Clark

• Meriwether Lewis

• John Ella Sullivan

Who painted the representation of the modernization of the new West in the painting 'American Progress'?

• Bishop Berkeley

• John Ghast

• Emanuel Leutze

• James Marshall

What was the motivating factor for pioneers heading out west due to overpopulation in major cities like Philadelphia, Boston, and New York?

• Land

• Money

• Freedom

• Technology

What was the phrase often quoted in the era of manifest destiny, and was the title of a painting by Emanuel Leutze?

• American Progress

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• Course of Empire

What was the price at which the United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803?

• Ten million dollars

• Fifteen million dollars

• Twenty million dollars

• Five million dollars

Who did American President Thomas Jefferson appoint to explore the Louisiana territory in 1804?

• Meriwether Lewis

• James Marshall

• John Ghast

• William Clark

How did Texas formally declare their independence from Mexico?

• Alamo Declaration

• Treaty with Mexico

• Mexican-American War

• Battle of San Jacinto

What treaty split the Oregon Territory at the 49th parallel, with the United States taking the southern portion?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Treaty

• Florida Treaty

• California Agreement

What started the Mexican-American War, resulting in the United States gaining California?

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Invasion of Mexico

• Discovery of gold in California

• Treaty with Mexico

In which year did California become the 31st State of the Union?

• 1848

• 1845

• 1850

• 1853